Friday, March 18, 2011
Last Minnesota Heritage in Song concert!
Come join us in beautiful New York Mills, Minnesota for the final concert on our Minnesota Heritage in Song tour, on Saturday, April 2. It's at the New York Mills Cultural Center. Check our website for all the details, and we'll see you there! www.curtisandloretta.com
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Warm welcome in cold Grand Marais
We had a wonderful concert at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts in Grand Marais Jan 15. A very responsive audience, great sound by Wayne Russ, and a good evening overall. It was presented by
the North Shore Music Association. We stayed in a charming cabin right on Lake Superior. Loretta stood outside in the freezing cold Saturday night to look at the stars. A real treat for a city girl! We've got one last Minnesota Heritage in Song concert coming up in April, in New York Mills, Minnesota.
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the North Shore Music Association. We stayed in a charming cabin right on Lake Superior. Loretta stood outside in the freezing cold Saturday night to look at the stars. A real treat for a city girl! We've got one last Minnesota Heritage in Song concert coming up in April, in New York Mills, Minnesota.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Live on WTIP Radio before the concert!
Next Saturday, Jan. 15 we'll be doing our Minnesota Heritage in Song concert at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts in Grand Marais (sponsored by North Shore Music Association). Here's a link to their website. http://www.northshoremusicassociation.com The 17 concerts we've done so far have been in southwestern and north central Minnesota. This is our only tour stop in the Arrowhead of Minnesota!
Can't make it to the concert? Tune in to WTIP 90.7 FM radio, or listen from anywhere, at http://www.wtip.org. http://www.wtip.org We'll be on the air giving a preview of the concert twice! Monday, Jan 10 at about 8:15 a.m., we'll be on The AM Community Calendar (phone interview) and Friday, January 14 we'll be on at about 5:55 p.m., live in the studio, on The Roadhouse.
Curtis & Loretta at Owatonna Center for the Arts on Sept 19, 2010
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Grand Marais on Saturday, Jan. 15 !!
We'll be heading to Grand Marais on Saturday, January 15, to do another Minnesota Heritage in Song concert. It'll be at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts, and it's sponsored by the North Shore Music Association. This is the second to the last concert for our Arts Tour Minnesota grant! The final concert will be Saturday, April 2, at New York Mills Cultural Center in New York Mills. Check this link for all the details. http://www.curtisandloretta.com/touring.html
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Quilts in New London
New London Little Theatre, Sunday, October 24, 2010.
When we got to the theatre, they had decorated the stage with
beautiful, hand sewn quilts.
What a perfect backdrop for this historical concert!
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Jesse James & Stephen Foster in Worthington!
We had a wonderful concert at the Nobles County Arts Center in Worthington last night. In our post-concert discussion, we had some questions which I promised to follow up on today. So here goes!
Q- Where is Camptown? (as in Stephen Foster's song, Camptown Races)?
A - It's in Pennsylvania, near Athens and Towanda, where Foster lived as a young man.
Q- After the Jesse James' failed attempt to rob the Northfield bank, how long was it before he was murdered by one of his own gang members?
A- Jesse James escaped capture in Northfield in 1876. Six years later, on April 3, 1882, he was shot in the back in his own home in St. Joseph, Missouri, where he had taken on the name of Thomas Howard.
The governor of Missouri had promised Robert Ford and his brother a $10,000 reward for the murder of Jesse James, and after the murder they turned themselves in, but instead of the reward they were found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to death by hanging. The governor then gave them a full pardon, but only a fraction of the reward money.
Q - What happened to Jesse's older brother, Frank?
A - Five months after Jesse was murdered, Frank surrendered to the governor of Missouri, with the understanding that he would not be extradited to Northfield. He said he was tired of the bandit life, and
tired of being hunted. He was tried for two murder / robberies in Missouri, and was acquitted. He worked at many jobs, including as a shoe salesman, until he died at age 72, in 1915.
Q- Where is Camptown? (as in Stephen Foster's song, Camptown Races)?
A - It's in Pennsylvania, near Athens and Towanda, where Foster lived as a young man.
Q- After the Jesse James' failed attempt to rob the Northfield bank, how long was it before he was murdered by one of his own gang members?
A- Jesse James escaped capture in Northfield in 1876. Six years later, on April 3, 1882, he was shot in the back in his own home in St. Joseph, Missouri, where he had taken on the name of Thomas Howard.
The governor of Missouri had promised Robert Ford and his brother a $10,000 reward for the murder of Jesse James, and after the murder they turned themselves in, but instead of the reward they were found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to death by hanging. The governor then gave them a full pardon, but only a fraction of the reward money.
Q - What happened to Jesse's older brother, Frank?
A - Five months after Jesse was murdered, Frank surrendered to the governor of Missouri, with the understanding that he would not be extradited to Northfield. He said he was tired of the bandit life, and
tired of being hunted. He was tried for two murder / robberies in Missouri, and was acquitted. He worked at many jobs, including as a shoe salesman, until he died at age 72, in 1915.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Spoons in Pine River
Curtis plays the buffalo horn spoons.
Loretta sings "Uncle John is Sick Abed."
These photos were take at the Warehouse Community Center in Pine River.
The concert was hosted by the Pine River Library, on September 21, 2010.
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